Sleeping in a Texas Ghost Town Mansion | Texas Country Reporter

High above Terlingua Ghost Town, a crumbling mansion once built for a mining executive now offers one of the most unusual overnight stays in Texas.

In the early 1900s, Terlingua was a booming mercury-mining town with thousands of residents, businesses, schools, and churches. When the mines shut down around World War II, the town was nearly abandoned overnight—left to bake under the West Texas sun. For decades, the old mining company mansion stood empty, slowly returning to the desert.

That changed when Kaci Fullwood discovered it on a visit and saw possibility in the ruins. Today, she welcomes travelers from around the world to experience life at a different pace—one shaped by heat, silence, and wide-open space. The rooms are simple, the comforts modest, but the experience is unforgettable.

Just minutes away are the vast landscapes of Big Bend National Park, the dramatic walls of Santa Elena Canyon, and sunrises and sunsets that feel almost unreal. Or you can do nothing at all—sit on the porch, listen to the wind, and watch time slow to a crawl.

It’s not luxury. It’s not polished. And it won’t last forever. The mansion is a living ruin, slowly fading back into the desert—making every stay a fleeting moment in Texas history.

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Kaci Fullwood
Upstairs at the Mansion B & B, 1 Perry Mansion Drive, HC 70 Box 209, Terlingua, TX 79852
Phone: 360-713-3408

Texas Country Reporter #1267, 12-10-11